Vampire graves found in Poland.

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"By keeping the head separated from the body, according to ancient superstition, the "undead" wouldn't be able to rise from the grave to terrorize the living"
 
Nothing says, "Welcome to Eastern Europe," like a few vampire graves.

: )
 
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]In Louisiana, many families still practice a custom called "sitting up with the dead". When a family member died, someone within the family, or perhaps a close family friend, would stay with the body until it is placed into one of our above ground tombs or is buried. The body is never left unattended. There are many reasons given for this practice today, most commonly, respect for the dead. This tradition however, actually dates back to Vampire Folklore in eastern Europe. In doing this, you were watching for signs of paranormal activity. If a cat was ever seen to jump over, walk across, or stand on top of the coffin; if a dog was seen to bark or growl at the coffin; or if a horse shied from it, these were signs of impending vampirism and at that point you would take steps to prevent the corpse from returning from the dead.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Commonly used procedures would include burying the corpse face down, and burying at a crossroads. Often times, family members would place a sickle around the neck, tie body parts together or mutilate the body, usually by decapitation and placing the head at the bottom of feet. The most common remedy for impending vampirism was to drive a stake into the corpse, decapitate it and then burn the body to ashes. This method was the only way to truly destroy the undead.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]By the 1700’s, these practices were going on all throughout western Europe, particularly in France and Germany, where many immigrants were migrating to New Orleans. Believers insist that vampires could have been smuggled over in ships with the settlers. The early French settlers brought over brides from Europe who transferred their belongings in large wooden casket-like boxes. But according to folklore, even though Vampires[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]prefer the night, they are not destroyed by daylight. It was common for the vampire to walk about during the day. They generally hunted and fed at night. They would not have needed to be smuggled in coffins in the hulls of ships. This idea is that of fictional writers such as Bram Stoker. More than likely, vampires would have entered the ships like anyone else and blended in well with society.[/FONT]
 
Ya know, I'm a fan of vampires, except the one's that sparkle. Those are high maintenance vamps. They just aren't worth my time.
 
The only Blood that is sacred is the Blood of Jesus Christ. We as Christians
must never make mockery of that precious Blood He shed on Calvary for
us to be Christians. We must remember He sacrificed His life for us. That
IS the only BLOOD we should even think of as sacred.

The vampire blood is occultic. Satanic rituals use blood. Satan imitates
Jesus Christ and mocks all He did. So when we speak of vampires we
must remember they do not exist, and if any one drinks blood of animals
or humans, are drinking damnation unto themselves.

Let us be in prayer for deliverance of those who are in the occult and
ask God to deliver those who find this fascinating. Believe me when I
tell you it will cause one to lose their minds literally. God wants us to keep
our minds pure and think only upon Him and His love for us.

Bless the Lord Jesus for being our Sacrificial Lamb. Our Bread of life.
 
man after watching underworld though having those powers would be pretty awesome...immortality, near-invulnerability, super speed and strength...those ice blue eyes
 
J-Kay said:
In Louisiana, many families still practice a custom called "sitting up with the dead". When a family member died, someone within the family, or perhaps a close family friend, would stay with the body until it is placed into one of our above ground tombs or is buried. The body is never left unattended. There are many reasons given for this practice today, most commonly, respect for the dead. This tradition however, actually dates back to Vampire Folklore in eastern Europe. In doing this, you were watching for signs of paranormal activity.
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Back in the day, you could not be certain if the person was dead. When cemeteries are moved, it is common to find places where the "dead" attempted to claw their way out of coffins after they were buried and came to from a coma. This is one of the reasons for mandatory embalming laws today. It actually became common among the rich to have a cord attached to a bell buried with them, just in case, and a few people have insisted on being buried with a telephone hookup (before the days of cellphones, of course). In Louisiana, there is a special problem, as voodoo practicioners have various drugs they use to mimick death, and then to resurrect the victims in a state of hypnosis as zombies. Whether such nonsense was ever done in central Europe I don't know for certain. Having been raised half-Polish, I do know that they are highly dependent on dark occult folklore. I do not believe there are real vampires, but I do believe there are people who go crazy and do things to inspire the legends, and there also are people who believe they are vampires, and act accordingly.
 
Kenisyes is correct.
There are examples of people being declared dead that reinvigorated at the morgue. - (More than a few).
No such thing as vampires.
C'mon!
 
J-Kay said:
In Louisiana, many families still practice a custom called "sitting up with the dead". When a family member died, someone within the family, or perhaps a close family friend, would stay with the body until it is placed into one of our above ground tombs or is buried. The body is never left unattended. There are many reasons given for this practice today, most commonly, respect for the dead. This tradition however, actually dates back to Vampire Folklore in eastern Europe. In doing this, you were watching for signs of paranormal activity. If a cat was ever seen to jump over, walk across, or stand on top of the coffin; if a dog was seen to bark or growl at the coffin; or if a horse shied from it, these were signs of impending vampirism and at that point you would take steps to prevent the corpse from returning from the dead.
Commonly used procedures would include burying the corpse face down, and burying at a crossroads. Often times, family members would place a sickle around the neck, tie body parts together or mutilate the body, usually by decapitation and placing the head at the bottom of feet. The most common remedy for impending vampirism was to drive a stake into the corpse, decapitate it and then burn the body to ashes. This method was the only way to truly destroy the undead.
By the 1700’s, these practices were going on all throughout western Europe, particularly in France and Germany, where many immigrants were migrating to New Orleans. Believers insist that vampires could have been smuggled over in ships with the settlers. The early French settlers brought over brides from Europe who transferred their belongings in large wooden casket-like boxes. But according to folklore, even though Vampires
prefer the night, they are not destroyed by daylight. It was common for the vampire to walk about during the day. They generally hunted and fed at night. They would not have needed to be smuggled in coffins in the hulls of ships. This idea is that of fictional writers such as Bram Stoker. More than likely, vampires would have entered the ships like anyone else and blended in well with society.
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Ummm...

J-Kay seems to know everything there is to know about vampires.
Then she seems all into defending them, like she takes it personally.
Then she states, quite matter-of-factly, they could easily blend into society without being noticed.

All I have to say is,
"J-Kay, I'm really sorry if I offended you in ANY way... please please please don't eat me."

: )
 
kenisyes said:
Back in the day, you could not be certain if the person was dead. When cemeteries are moved, it is common to find places where the "dead" attempted to claw their way out of coffins after they were buried and came to from a coma. This is one of the reasons for mandatory embalming laws today. It actually became common among the rich to have a cord attached to a bell buried with them, just in case, and a few people have insisted on being buried with a telephone hookup (before the days of cellphones, of course). In Louisiana, there is a special problem, as voodoo practicioners have various drugs they use to mimick death, and then to resurrect the victims in a state of hypnosis as zombies. Whether such nonsense was ever done in central Europe I don't know for certain. Having been raised half-Polish, I do know that they are highly dependent on dark occult folklore. I do not believe there are real vampires, but I do believe there are people who go crazy and do things to inspire the legends, and there also are people who believe they are vampires, and act accordingly.
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I've been told that that's why drinking the life blood is condemned by God in the Old Testament. I wouldn't be surprised if pagan religions drank people's blood in those days, and maybe for all these years since, for all I know. That I have no problem believing in. However, when you start attributing supernatural powers to them, especially the concept that they're immortal and all, then it's obviously just a folk legend.
 
oooh vampires!

I used to be sooo afraid of death and constantly wished there were really vampires so I could ask one to "turn me".
For me being a vampire = immortality and that solves my fear of death (plus I have the added benefit of eternal beauty and youth)..

..then I became a Christian! ;) I may not have beauty and youth forever but I do have eternity. So.. yay! And no more waiting up for vampires too which is great. I sleep earlier now.

Oh in the Philippines, "sitting up with the dead" is part of our culture and totally unrelated to vampires.
 
When I was growing up we had to go to homes to see the corpse.
UGH.... I hated it, and still today, just the thought of having a casket
in my home is creepy.
I did see my father die, and my mother died .... Each were just peaceful
deaths. So I am not afraid of a Corpse.
Yes, I remember ringing of the bell and people being buried alive. I have
heard of one story where I grew up there was a cemetery where the
ground was sinking and it was said a person was in that situation.
Oh, it was just recently a woman was being prepped to have her organs
taken this week or last week, for transplant and she came back to life
just as she was being readied. Can you imagine the trauma of that ?
As for the making fun of the blood. God tells us there is life in the blood.
We do know satanist drink blood in their rituals.
Oh for the guy who made comment about me knowing these things ....
Yes, I have studied occult, and I am very aware of the evil that lurks even
on Christian boards for various reasons.
Anne Rice. Any one know her writings ? I learned about the New Orleans
rituals on graves, through her writings. I tore out those pages and burned
them up. I was like ... oh God in Heaven how can people believe this is
normal ? I realize though, it is because they have not been taught.
I also agree with the statement made people can become so involved in
these rituals they actually become like them. That is why we have had
mental institutions in years past. Now, they give pills, the person goes out
takes a child, boy, man, girl, or woman out and cut them up into pieces
and eat the body parts. Need I say more about the dark and sinful side
of evil and occultic practices ?

This is why the Blood of Jesus is cleansing. This is why we must repent
of our sins, ask for His forgiveness. Believe He did die on the Cross for
you, and wants to give you everlasting life.

God bless our precious ones who know that this is no joke, and truly
Eternal Life is in Christ and His shed Blood at Calvary.

Amen....
 
danschance said:
Are vampires real? You be the judge.

[video=youtube;qBdWRT-5H4Q]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBdWRT-5H4Q[/video]
...and I almost like the intro music.

How to Deal With Psychic Vampires: 6 Steps (with Pictures)[/QUOTE

Dan thank you for sharing. I knew quite a bit he spoke of, but learned more than
I was aware of. I think it is because Jesus delivered me out of it before I got into
the Wiccan and more.

I praise God for the power of the Blood of Jesus, and deliverance from evil that
is so real. So many are under a counterfeit belief in the Christian walk. Oh how
careful we must be, and how we must truly walk with our Lord God Almighty. ..
I pray someone will be saved by reading what we have shared.
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